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Tether co-founder Reeve Collins is launching a decentralized stablecoin that will compete with USDT in an increasingly crowded space that is still dominated by two players. The project will debut a stablecoin called USP on Ethereum and Solana blockchains in the second half of 2025, according to Bloomberg. Pi will use smart contracts to mint its USP stablecoin and minters will earn yields in the form of another token called USI. Competing With Tether The stablecoin will be...

Coinbase report highlights stablecoins’ growth, predicting $3 trillion market cap, driving faster, cheaper global payments beyond trading. Coinbase recently released its crypto market outlook for 2025, highlighting five key areas. First, stablecoins have become a major force in the crypto world. Their market capitalization increased by 48% in 2024 to $193 billion. According to experts, this number could reach $3 trillion by the end of the next five years. This trend will continue as more...

Ripple launches RLUSD, a stablecoin backed by U.S. dollar reserves, for global financial use and seamless crypto transactions. Ripple has announced the launch of RLUSD, its new USD-denominated stablecoin. Starting December 17, 2024, RLUSD will be available on several global exchanges. These include Uphold, Bitso, MoonPay, Archax, and CoinMENA. The company wants to list RLUSD on additional platforms such as Bullish, Bitstamp, Independent Reserve, Mercado Bitcoin, and Zero Hash in the next...

Bitcoin’s (BTC) climb to record levels has lifted the crypto market, and as the year wraps up, it’s sparking strong bullish sentiment for the future. In the backdrop, there has been a significant surge in Tether (USDT) inflows to exchanges. This stablecoin movement aligns with the ongoing crypto bull rally, which has been underway for more than two months now. USDT’s Daily Inflows to Exchanges According to the latest data compiled by Santiment, there has been an average net...

Ethena Labs officially launched USDtb, a new stablecoin backed by BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL), on December 16th. Developed in partnership with Securitize, USDtb is designed to operate like existing fiat-backed stablecoins such as USDC and USDT, with reserves invested in cash or cash-equivalent assets to maintain a 1:1 value ratio. USDtb Debuts According to the official blog post, the stablecoin’s primary reserve asset, BUIDL, makes up 90% of...

The TRON blockchain has achieved a remarkable feat, processing $587.2 billion in USDT transfers during November 2024. This all-time high (ATH) reflects significant growth compared to $424.4 billion in September and $489.3 billion in October. TRON’s Stablecoin Boom The figure, captured by CryptoQuant analyst Maartunn, is noteworthy, considering in July 2019, the network only managed to move about $73.8 million in USDT. However, its share has increased steadily since then,...

The stablecoin market has experienced remarkable growth in 2024, driven by rising cryptocurrency adoption and a surge in institutional participation. All eyes are now on Ripple’s newly approved stablecoin, Ripple USD, a.k.a. RLUSD. But Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer, David Schwartz, addressed concerns over potential price anomalies for the asset as it prepares to launch. Speculative Hype Around RLUSD Unnecessary In a detailed statement on X, Schwartz explained that while...

Bitcoin, einst der unbestrittene König der Kryptowährungen, steht vor einer ernüchternden Realität. Seine Revolution hatte ein großes Versprechen: eine grenzenlose, schnelle und dezentrale Alternative zu traditionellen Finanzsystemen. Doch genau diese Vision wird zunehmend in Frage gestellt. Warum? Weil Bitcoin schlichtweg zu teuer und zu langsam geworden ist. Transaktionsgebühren explodieren, besonders bei hoher Netzwerkauslastung. Was als „elektronisches Peer-to-Peer-Bargeld“ begann, hat...

Circle and Binance partner to boost USDC and crypto adoption, enabling 240M users to trade, store, and use USDC globally. Circle and Binance have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the adoption of USDC and cryptocurrencies. Both Allaire and Binance CEO Richard Teng revealed the partnership during Abu Dhabi Finance Week. Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire also shared this news on his X account. The partnership will enable Binance’s 240 million users to trade, store, and use USDC for...